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Obama Orders New Efficiency for Big Trucks
February 18, 2014
President Obama on Tuesday ordered the development of tough new fuel standards for the nation’s fleet of heavy-duty trucks as part of what aides say will be an increasingly muscular and unilateral campaign to tackle climate change through the use of the president’s executive power. read more
The Montreal Protocol, a Little Treaty That Could
December 9, 2013
Here is a remarkable fact about global warming: It might be twice as bad right now were it not for a treaty negotiated by a conservative American president, for an entirely different purpose, based on motives no one has ever quite understood. read more
India protests U.S.-led push to curb HFCs with Montreal Protocol
November 21, 2013
The Indian environment minister today threw cold water on U.S. efforts to curb heat-trapping gases used in air conditioners and refrigerators. Speaking to ministers and diplomats gathered here for United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change talks, Environment Minister Jayanthi Natarajan said… read more
Countries Inch Forward on Proposal to Limit HFCs
November 1, 2013
The road to a phaseout in the production and use of a rapidly growing and extremely powerful global warming pollutant proved bumpier than expected when diplomats gathered in Bangkok last week for the latest round of ozone treaty talks. read more
U.N. global warming report puts humans on the hot seat
September 27, 2013
Global warming is “unequivocal” and it is “extremely likely” that humans are the primary contributors to this warming, according to a report released Friday morning in Stockholm by the U.N.-created Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the world’s top climate research group. read more
Experts Eye IPCC Reform as Report Nears Release
September 25, 2013
On Friday, the U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) will release a major portion of its latest tome updating the science of global climate change. The report, the group’s fifth since it was created in 1988, is expected to contain few surprises. And it’s that lack of surprises and new findings that may mark the end of business as usual… read more
U.S., China agree to work on phasing out hydrofluorocarbons
September 6, 2013
The United States and China announced Friday they would seek to eliminate some of the world’s most potent greenhouse gases through the 1987 Montreal Protocol, the landmark treaty that successfully phased out ozone-depleting substances decades ago. read more
Obama climate plan wins overseas support in run-up to G20
September 5, 2013
President Obama’s plan to cut overseas funding of coal plants got the support of five Nordic countries during the president’s trip to Stockholm ahead of the G20 summit. Can China and other emerging economies reduce their coal dependence? read more
Broad Coalition Pledges to Cut “Super Greenhouse Gases”
September 4, 2013
An international coalition has agreed to begin working towards domestic regulation aimed at reducing the use of HFCs, compounds commonly used as refrigerants but referred to as “super greenhouse gases” for their particularly negative impact on global warming. read more
New York City Breaks Its Energy Use Record During Brutal Week-Long Heat Wave
July 21, 2013
The heat wave that blanketed parts of the East Coast in close to 100-degree temperatures and high humidity broke the daily temperature record at JFK International Airport. It was the longest heat wave in New York City in more than a decade. But it made history in another way too: New York City broke its record for energy use on Friday, as residents cranked up air conditioning in an effort to stay cool. read more
